Biomonitoring of pollution by Cerastoderma edule from the British Isles: A laser ablation ICP-MS study

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1025-1031

  Price, G D ^a   Pearce, N J G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerastoderma edule; Laser ablation ICP MS; Pollution; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COPPER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; URANIUM; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDES; RADIOUCLIDES; TRACE METALS;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; LASER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SHELLFISH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATLANTIC, IRISH SEA;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE;

EID: 0031425452     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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